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Coastal Contacts is offering 25% off Special Effects Contact Lenses with coupon code MOUNTAINSFX. Perfect for Halloween or a first date. The pictured Darth lenses (1 pair) are $59 - 25% off code + $8 shipping = $52 shipped.
Uhm, seriously, these are your eyes we're talkin' about. Probably a bad a idea to fkcu with them
Now you can dress for Halloween as your favorite Goa'uld.
The Eye of Sauron sees all!
get the xray eyes
tell ur mothr to get bullseye contacts cuz dats where i'm aimin if u know what i mean!
The priest said this is what happens when you watch too much pron.
Free conjunctivitis with every order...
Actually, pretty cool, but expensive. They are FDA approved prescription lenses, of professional Theatrical quality (and they're priced accordingly -- some run $100-$200 per lens, and you need two.)
The company actually sells normal contact lenses. The Halloween ones are seasonal.
Aren't these the things that cause eye infections?
#1, #7, #9 see #8 comments and learn to read before making unfounded comments.
#9, #7 ONLY if you allow sicko #5 to follow through.
$56.30, not $52.00. There's a mandatory $4.10 handling/ insurance charge.
First time though, shipping defaulted to $14.95 (not $8.00). Second time through, I was given a choice how I wanted them shipped and THEN I got to choose the cheaper $8.00 rate, so watch out for that!
Order more than one pair and your discount applies to the total order and your shipping stays the same but you pay the handling/insurance charge for each set.
They also accept paypal in addition to the usual credit cards.
If you're considering these, here's what I can tell you...
Last month, I bought a pair (on-line) of the zombie white-out from Walgreens' "wild eyes" collection. I got them for our theatre's Halloween show, but since they're kind of pricey, I wore them to Dragoncon as well to help justify the price (that's my story and I'm sticking to it).
My eye doctor said they are safe and FDA approved so long as I stick to an American company. (Out of country suppliers don't ask for a prescription and aren't overseen by the FDA). Turns out Coastal is a Canadian company but it does say they are FDA approved and they also require a prescription to ship to the US so they seem legit.
Comfort-wise, these are definitely not for every day wear. I wore them for about 10 hours straight, my eyes were a little irritated by the end of the day, but I was around a lot of smokers and my allergies were acting up, so I think even my regular contacts would have bothered me. In any case, it wasn't bad enough to want to change them out.
I don't know about the ones that cover the sclera as well, but they look extremely uncomfortable.
Mine happen to be prescription strength but you can buy them "plain." Even if you don't normally wear contacts, you'll have to have a prescription from an eye doctor for the lenses to make sure they're "sized" correctly -- they only come in one standard diameter/curvature which will fit most people, but not all. They also do not have toric options so they cannot correct an astigmatism (mine is mild enough that it didn't matter).
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In the zombie white out (with the pupil spot), my peripheral vision is a little cloudy so I wouldn't drive in them, but I see plenty well enough to walk around and interact with people and even watch a movie. I thought I would suffer from diminished eyesight in the dark (since more of the pupil area of my eye would be obscured) but there was really no difference. The solid white-out states that you will not be able to see out of it (so you'd only want to use one). I think that was the only fx style with that warning.
Someone else at the convention had the "moon and star" one. It was very subtle, so much so that I didn't even notice it until she pointed it out. Personally, if I'm going drop money on something like this, I'm not going for a "subtle" effect but she seemed happy with them.
I am leery about the "cat" or "dragon" eye styles where the pupils are slitted and not round. For those who have never worn contacts, they can "spin" a bit on your eyes which means one could be slanted while the other is straight up-and-down. That kind of thing bothers me, but others might not be as OCD.
With the 15% discount Walgreens had at the time, I got both a left and right (in prescription strength) for around $96 total including tax (shipping was free). At Coastal, with Ben's discount, they're about 1/3 cheaper which is not bad.
Overall, since I'm stuck wearing contacts anyway, these were a fun splurge.
#10 Read what? Does McDonald's tell you their food is bad for you? They have tv Dr. reports on these every year during Halloween time. I have feeling you believe everything you read.